prostrate vs modify

prostrate is an adjective but modify is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prostrate	No	Yes	Yes	No
modify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, modify is a hypernym of prostrate; that is, modify is a word with a broader meaning than prostrate:

Other hypernyms of prostrate include alter, change.

prostrate (adjective)	modify (adjective)
stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
lying face downward

prostrate (verb)	modify (verb)
render helpless or defenseless	make less severe or harsh or extreme
throw down flat, as on the ground	add a modifier to a constituent
get into a prostrate position, as in submission	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation